South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-08-05


ysars ago Hedeespeth applied for q
pension on the ground OF disability
contracted while in the Federal ser.
vice. This fact Was fully sus, aimed.
The Law provides that no one Who
aided, directly or indirectly. the enc.
mics ofthe government IN the late war
shall be permitted 10 draw . pension.
Hedgespeth's brief connection with
tue Confederacy made him amenabls
to the Law. and consequently his APP
plication Was denied.
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GEORGE s. PE1Kas. United States
attorney for Utah. has filed suit At
Salt Lake City against the trustees
and managers of the Mormon Church,
in beha { OF the United States to dis.
incorporate said church and wind up
its business. The petition alleges
that the property is valued at IS. 0O0.-
! 900. 100000 in real estate and
100000 in personal property.
1t sets forth the law OF Congress pro-
hbiting any church from owning
more than $4,000 worth Of property,
and the section of the Eduuuds-Tu ok
err law OF 1887. providing for the disin.
corporation OF the Church Of Jesus
Christ LITTER. Day Saints by proceed.
ings as here instituted and escheat
ing its property to the United STATES
for the benefit Of the common school
funds Of this Territory. The petition
asks the appointment Of q receiver
anil that all books, papers, etc, be.
longing 10 the church be turned over
to him. together with all deeds, notes
and property of every description.
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BEEE is one more way the railroad
companies are taking TO avoid the
long-and- short.haul clause of the in.
terstate commerce law: Every rail.
road has fled with its claim agent
every day claims for damages to
freight while in transit. Perhaps so
per cent Of the AZ have no merits, aud
are promptly pigeon holed. This
class is being. resurrec,ed by traffic
managers. and where the claimant 9
big shipper he is waitei upon by
the contracting agent, who intimates
tina, there is an old claim Of his on
file that has never been properly ex.
ahmed. and II the shipper desires.
tho agent viii have it re-exsmine ed :.
The agent feels sure that il tho
shipper will throw all of his business
over tho agents line for "A given peri.
Oh, the cid claim will DO allowel.
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AN EXAMINATIoN Of the treasury
forger llarvey's papers Slows that he
was an ardent Blaine republican.
We suspected as much all the time.
We never believed that any DON.
ocrat could he found capable Of per.
petra'ing such villainou. fraud, up.
ON he governu ent as he practiced.
Gen. James II. McCabe, of New
fo!k Gen. VIM. McCandless. OF
Pennsylvania, and o.her Union off I.
GERS OF fhe late war, who have boon
dead for years. were resurrec tcd by
him and made to sign sffi lavits GER
liifying to the loss of borses killed in
battle; and this is Only sample vf
his rascali,y.
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THE revenues SO far this NON h
amount TO over sS2, 900 900, an ave.
rage of more than 81 ,OOO. 600 doy.
The expenditures during the same
time, including slI 100000 paid for
pensions. amount to about S25, 800.
600. leaving all excess of receipts OF
S6,500,000. i, Treasurer Hyatt reports
the surplus Friday at s43. loo, 900, an
increas, Of nearly $4,000 900 since
th' same date of last month. Treas.
dry officials believe, howeve-, that
heavy payments to be made mex,
month will again reduce tho surplus
to about S35000,000 by the frat oil
September.
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GRAND Army OF the Republic Post
40, OF Philadelpbia, at a meetin I
Thursday evening.unanimously adop-
ted a resolution TO appoint q commit
Zee Of three 10 visit Washington and
invite President CT, velaDd TO an or en-
campfire during his visit TO that cit '
IN September. A member Of tile post,
in communicating it's action TO The
press, says "Tbe Philadelphia vele-
rams are loyal TO The government, to
the President and TO their order, re-
gard css Of POL tics.'
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II IS SAID that The pension laws
ard the regulations OF the pension
OH ra j.